Step 5: STEP 5

Step 6: STEP 6

-Turn the shirt right- side- out. YOU just made your own recycled tote bag! Fill it with groceries, gym clothes, pool supp...

Step 6: STEP 6

-Turn the shirt right- side- out. YOU just made your own recycled tote bag! Fill it with groceries, gym clothes, pool supplies, library books, etc! Keep one handy in your car! T-shirt Totes are Machine Washable, Reusable and Strong! Just say NO to "paper or plastic"!

I love this! I'm constantly buying the recycled grocery bags, so this will really help!! I've already made a couple out of my fiance's old T's! I think i'll make a couple from my old ones as well, so I can have a few different sizes!! Very thrifty! LOVE IT! <3.

hmm, it seems like a bit of a waste to my shirts.. it looks so simple and easy what could i do to make it more interesting and make it look less cheap.. :P if u kno wat i mean would i be able to make the opening in a V shape? i will still try this as it seems very easy! good job <3

You could always go with a solid color shirt and do your own appliqués. You could also cut the arm holes a little deeper down into the sides of the shirt as well as cut the neck hole deeper (and narrower) for longer handles.

Great idea! I'm going thru hubby's Ts next week. One caution tho. There has been recent discussion about reusable bags for groceries. Designate one bag for meat only and wash it every time you use it. They, the germophobes, have found that the bags will grow E. Coli and lots of other nasties when "wet" foods are carried and the bag not washed between uses.

Great idea and so simple. Thanks. I'd just bought a couple of Green bags from Jo-Ann's instead of walking out with plastic bags. I really like them, but this is even better as I'll need a lot more for groceries!!! :)

I just did it with one of the dozens of old shirts I have lying around. My friend's sewing machine is giving me some trouble, but otherwise, it turned out great!! Thanks for the, how do you say... 'ible! ? ;-)

Wonderful project. I can't wait to try it. I've bee browsing through looking for a bag that is easy to make and this is the easiest one I've seen so far. I have tons of Tshirts around the house too. Thanks for your creative idea and good luck with your GS project.

paprika says: Hope you got your Girl Guide Gold, sewmargaretsew. You certainly deserve it! I'd like to send your idea to WWF who are trying to discourage plastic bag use here in the UK Thanks for a great idea.